History 101 Chapter 2 – Flashcards
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When Columbus first encountered the Tainos, how did he react?
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He concluded that they were simplistic innocents who could be Christianized
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What was the general social structure in Europe society in the sixteenth century?
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Hierachial
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How did the Puritans want to reform the Church of England?
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They wanted to purify it of Roman Catholic rituals
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Which of the following was not one of the Puritan beliefs?
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Membership in the church should be extended to anyone who had been baptized
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Which of the following is true of both African and Indian religion?
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Both believed that another world lay beyond the one the people perceived with their five senses
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Which of the following was not a development of the "maritime revolution" of the fifteenth century?
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New materials for constructing ships
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How did the European slavery that arose in the fifteenth century differ from other forms of European slavery?
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All of these choices: The "new slavery" was a high-volume business, Slaves taken under the "new slavery" were treated harshly and were distinct for exhausting, mindless labor rather than domestic service, Slaves were regarded ad property rather than merely as persons of low status, and The "new slavery" was based explicitly on the blackness and cultural differences of Africans.
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Which of the following statements is true about Christopher Columbus?
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He believed sailing west he could reach Asia
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Which of the following statements does not correctly portray an aspect of the "Columbian exchange"
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The Americas sent corn and potatoes to Europe
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Where did the French attempt to make their fist settlement in North America?
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Along the St.Lawrence Valley
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What was the main problem that crippled the Roanoke colony and hurt Jamestown in its early years?
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The English settlers refused to work
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Who broke with the Catholic Church and persuaded Parliament to create the Church of England?
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King Henry VIII
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Where was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?
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Jamestown
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Who did Virginia rely on for most of its labor in its initial years as a colony?
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Indentured servants
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To Europeans, what was the "little commonwealth"?
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It was the nuclear family
